“He is a minister, and not an opposition MP or investigation officer,” Vigneswaran, who is also MIC president, told reporters in Parliament today.

He said Loke had no right to accuse him of trespassing, when he was allegedly stopped for violating house rules at the airport’s VIP lane.

He said Loke had also breached rules by making public a CCTV recording of him at the airport, adding that his children who were with him had also been dragged into the controversy.

Vigneswaran said he was taking legal action in his personal capacity to protect his family members, and that Loke would likewise be named as defendant in his personal capacity and not a minister.

He said the CCTV recording that Loke revealed to the media had triggered negative reactions.

“Is this the new law which does not need the courts to come up with a guilty verdict?” he asked.

On Saturday, Vigneswaran denied breaching security protocol while using the VIP services at KLIA after Loke accused him of going through the VIP lane without undergoing the required body check.

Loke also alleged that Vigneswaran failed to comply with the dress code as he had been wearing slippers when sending off his daughter through the VIP lane and demanded that Vigneswaran apologise.

Vigneswaran however said he had gone through the body check and was cleared by the officers on duty.

He said he had worn slippers as he had a wound and refuted the claim by a member of the airport staff that he was rude, saying this was “totally unreasonable”.

When asked if he would apologise, Vigneswaran told FMT that he did not recognise kangaroo courts.

“Why should I apologise? He (Loke) should apologise to me instead.”